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Apple - M4 Ultra vs Intel - Core i7-14700K

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M4 UltraAPPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
M4 Ultra
63.1/ 100C
Cores54· 40%
Benchmarks72· 40%
Platform—· 20%
Core i7-14700KINTELRENDER
Probe B
Intel
Core i7-14700K
57.8/ 100D
Cores56· 40%
Benchmarks60· 40%
Platform—· 20%
Quick verdict

Between the M4 Ultra and Core i7-14700K, the M4 Ultra comes out ahead in l3 cache and cores, while the Core i7-14700K wins on boost clock. Overall, the M4 Ultra scores 63.1 and the Core i7-14700K scores 57.8 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The M4 Ultra edges ahead on the Mars Score (63.1 vs 57.8), but the 5.3-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the M4 Ultra if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. The biggest gaps in its favor are l3 cache, cores, cinebench r23 (multi), among others.

Pick the Core i7-14700K if you care most about boost clock. Its strongest claims are boost clock.

There are no meaningful ties on the headline specs — every popular-comparison metric has a winner.

Bottom line: the M4 Ultra is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Apple - M4 Ultra wins

  • ▲L3 cache — 93.94% more. 64 MB vs 33 MB.
  • ▲Cores — 60.00% more. 32 vs 20.
  • ▲Cinebench R23 (multi) — 49.43% more. 52600 vs 35200.
  • ▲TDP — 5.00 W less. 120 vs 125.

Why Intel - Core i7-14700K wins

  • ▲Boost clock — 24.44% more. 5.6 GHz vs 4.5 GHz.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Cores

SpecApple - M4 UltraIntel - Core i7-14700K
Coresⓘ32lead20
Threadsⓘ32lead28
Base clockⓘ0 GHz3.4 GHzlead
Boost clockⓘ4.5 GHz5.6 GHzlead
L3 cacheⓘ64 MBlead33 MB

Platform

SpecApple - M4 UltraIntel - Core i7-14700K
SocketⓘSolderedLGA1700
TDPⓘ120 Wlead125 W
Integrated graphicsⓘtruetrue
DDR5ⓘtruetrue

Benchmarks

SpecApple - M4 UltraIntel - Core i7-14700K
Cinebench R23 (multi)ⓘ52600lead35200
Cinebench R23 (single)ⓘ2290lead2120
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Spec-level deep dives

Cores→Threads→Base clock→Boost clock→L3 cache→Socket→TDP→Integrated graphics→DDR5→Cinebench R23 (multi)→Cinebench R23 (single)→
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